BROOM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUCCESSION | 2019-20

ȽÁU,WELNEW PARK (John Dean)
I'm very excited to report that the park is ivy,
blackberry, Daphne, and broom free!

11 of 11 broom zones are mint;

By Dec 18 (80hrs), the broom zones were totally cleared;

75hrs per year is required to maintain the achievement. All meadows are maintained at minus 18”/18mths growth; today, 2” has been achieved throughout;

BC Parks does not ask a minimum amount of time or effort. They “appreciate everything people give no matter how big or small”; and

This story is posted for future volunteers. The below tables describe the time and commitment needed to maintain and sustain the achievement.

THE 11 BROOM ZONES AT ȽÁU,WELNEW PARK (John Dean)

ZONE

MEADOWS

CLASSIFICATION

PRIORITY

1

Airport Radar Tower

Flagship Presentation

Priority 1, Internal

2

Upper Thomson Cabin Trail

Special Place

Priority 1, Internal

3

Coast Guard Radar Tower

Flagship Presentation

Priority 1, Internal

4

Pickles’ Bluff

Flagship Presentation

Priority 1, Internal

5

ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ Trail

Flagship Presentation

Priority 1, Internal

6

Woodward Trail

Flagship Presentation

Priority 1, Internal

7

Surveyors’ Trail

Trail-side Viewpoint

Priority 2, Boundary

8

West Viewpoint

Trail-side Viewpoint

Priority 2, Boundary

9

West Block

Special Place

Priority 1, Internal

10

Entrance Road

Special Place

Priority 1, Internal

11

Upper Gail Wickens’ Trail

Special Place

Priority 2, Boundary

The seedbank is now largely exhausted. Noteworthy, few parks within the region have received such a long-time commitment towards the complete removal of broom.

It’s now my great hope that a person or family adopt each zone. If you have a favorite spot you love and would like to care for, contact Jarrett @ jarrettteague@yahoo.ca // 250-642-3031 for volunteer info:

In 1991, Jarrett and a committed group of six Friends started to remove the major broom throughout the park. The initial removal of the big broom (2” girth) took six years of hard work. By 1998, the large seed producing broom was gone, and the meadows were growing a continual lawn of baby broom. By 2002, the broom growth slowed and thinned, but continued. Only Bryce Kendrick and I were steadfastly removing broom;

Broom produces seeds during its third year, those seeds can remain in the ground for 15-20 years, and therefor it’s essential that all broom be removed immediately to hedge against the 35mth deadline. For example, if a meadow is cleared of 12mth broom, the 36mth regrowth countdown is reset;

Jarrett is working towards establishing a multi-volunteer Broom Succession Plan;

For spring 2019, the broom is under the 18” / 18mth level. Today, a new volunteer inherits a zero debt & zero deficit workload; and